Support Services

NASS

NASS Portsmouth offers regular hydrotherapy and physiotherapy sessions for people diagnosed with axial spondyloarthritis. All sessions are led by qualified physiotherapists.
Cosham
Portsmouth
PO6 3LY
02392 262 753

Naval Families Federation

Providing signposting and guidance, including immigration advice to current serving RN and RM and their families.

Our phone line and emails continue to operate as usual, face to face and virtual meetings are taking place.

Championing Royal Navy & Royal Marines families.

Providing signposting and guidance to current serving RN and RM and their families.
Portsmouth
PO2 8ER
02392 654374

NHS Learning disability services

We are a specialist team of clinicians delivering specialist services to people with a learning disability within the Portsmouth area.
2nd floor, Mountbatten Gallery
Civic Offices, Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
PO1 2GJ
0300 123 4019

Nurture Bereavement Support

Bereavement support for children and young people.

As the tragedy of Covid-19 unfolds the death toll continues to rise, it won’t be long before everyone will know of someone who has died. Children and young people can be badly affected by loss and adults often don’t have the skills or courage to talk openly about it with them.

Nurtureuk has produced a specially edited version of their Bereavement Box that helps anyone supporting bereaved children and young people understand what they may be experiencing with helpful suggestions on approaches and exercises to help children cope better with their grief.

The Bereavement Guide is available to download free of charge
020 3962 0886

Open Sight Hampshire

OpenSight is dedicated to supporting individuals living with, or at risk of, visual impairment. Whether you're looking for support for yourself or a loved one, we’re here to help.

OpenSight offer a range of services for those with visual impairments, ranging from low vision assessments and benefits advice to family support services and social clubs. We’re passionate about ensuring you’re able to remain independent.

We collaborate with you, your family, colleagues, and friends to navigate the practical and emotional aspects of vision impairment together.

Pamodzi Creatives

Pamodzi creates inspirational spaces that facilitate creativity & challenges social inequalities. Pamodzi hosts the Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Awards and delivers schools and community projects.

PAPYRUS - Prevention of Young Suicide

Internet and/or Telephone Based

PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is the UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people.
0800 068 4141 Helpline

PAPYRUS - Prevention of Young Suicide

Internet and/or Telephone Based

PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is the UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people.

PARCS (Portsmouth Abuse and Rape Counselling Service)

PARCS is an organisation based in Portsmouth and South East Hampshire which works with people who have been sexually violated at any time and/or experienced domestic abuse. PARCS provides free specialist counselling and psychotherapy to all genders and sexual orientations, aged 18 and above.

PARCS Helpline provides emotional and listening support, help with practical information and guidance, and help with understanding and accessing relevant services and information. The service is available to anyone who has been affected by sexual violence, rape and/or domestic abuse living in Portsmouth and Southeast Hampshire, including friends and family of survivors.
02392 669513

Playland

A new venue in Portsmouth by and for people under 30. We are re-imagining Playland – the abandoned arcade on Commercial Road – into a vibrant, youth-led creative space. And it’s a totally blank canvas…for now!

Wherever you are on your journey and whatever you are passionate about – Playland is a safe space to express yourself, and access opportunities to build skills and experience for your creative career.

We’re looking for young people aged 16 – 30 to help shape every part of this new space: from designing the blank-canvas interior into a functional and playful space, to planning what will take place there.

In return we’ll offer training, mentoring, and shadowing opportunities, and we will support you to make your ​‘dream’ events come true. This is a chance for you to co-create something from the ground up, shaping it as YOU think it should be.